Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of control
WEB4 days ago · LISBON, Portugal (AP) — More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths since the worst spate of fires in recent years spread out of control over the weekend. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro declared a state …
Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of …
WEB4 days ago · A woman tries to extinguish the flames near Sever do Vouga, a town in northern Portugal that has been surrounded by forest fires, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. ... of fire fronts were detected as of ...
Three firefighters die tackling Portugal wildfires - BBC
WEBEPA. Reuters. Firefighters at work during a forest fire in Bornes de Aguiar. More than 5,000 firefighters have been tackling wildfires that Portugal's Prime Minister has said are "raging across ...
Portugal declares a state of calamity as wildfires rage out of ... - NPR
WEB3 days ago · More than 100 wildfires stretched thousands of firefighters to the limit in northern Portugal on Wednesday, with seven deaths as fires spread out of control over the weekend.
Where are the deadly Portugal wildfires? | The Independent
WEB5 days ago · Among the hardest hit areas is the district of Aveiro, south of the northern city of Porto, where a firefighter died from an unspecified illness while on duty. Portuguese Prime Minister Luís ...
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires
WEB5 days ago · NELAS, Portugal – Three Portuguese firefighters died on Sept 17 in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country’s central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the latest ...
Firefighters quell most of Portugal's worst wildfires, fight still on
WEB3 days ago · Firefighters tackling deadly wildfires in central and northern Portugal had doused the flames in the Aveiro district, one of the worst-hit, as of Thursday, and were focusing on eight large blazes ...
Women train to fight fire with fire in Portugal - Phys.org
WEBFeb 9, 2024 · In the hills above the Portuguese town of Paredes de Coura, women used drip torches to set fire to thorny patches of scrubland, creating grazing areas for livestock.
Portugal wildfires: New satellite image shows blaze sweeping near …
WEBAug 9, 2023 · Around 1,000 firefighters are currently battling the blaze, which started on Saturday in the area of Odemira, which is just to the north of Portugal's Faro district.
WEBWomen from around the world gathered in northwest Portugal this week to practice a traditional technique of deliberately burning land to prevent the kind of wildfires—intensified by climate...
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